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Modify Bulkhead between Nav station and Main Salon maisso at 9:14am 12.11.12 S2 2/1544 I have a 1983 9.2A and am considering some improvements. One of which would be to 'cut' the separati
O'Day 19 "Weekender" Battery Box yeahmag at 9:12am 12.11.12 Day Sailers 8/3416 My 19 is really coming along... The previous owner had the battery just sitting in the starboard hat
Sailmaker in South eastern Ma. peterbud at 7:07am 12.11.12 Ask An Oday Owner 4/1865 I need to have some work done on my genoa and get my sails cleaned. Does anyone have any reconmendat
1977 Oday 22 (1) LFM at 6:21am 12.11.12 Ask An Oday Owner 16/4869 Another new boat owner. With questions. My wife and I decided to quit buying gas for the gas sucking
Help me pick a potty kito at 6:18am 12.11.12 Ask A Catalina Owner 10/3375 The Admiral is tired of peeing in a bucket and I need to put a porta potty in my Cat 22.....it would
About that H37C bridgedeck traveler. (2) Ed Schenck at 5:32am 12.11.12 The Cherubini Hunters 32/5689 Spring of 2013 I want my traveler to look like Blaise's, see pictures. Tell me once more how you wer
The Boat Avatar HannaTina88 at 3:49am 12.11.12 Ask All Sailors 0/32 Dear boat owner, Boat manufacturers use all their skills and the latest technology to provide bo
Wire Labelling Ralph Johnstone at 9:24pm 12.10.12 Ask All Sailors 26/7788 Has anyone come up with a good product for labelling electrical wiring which lasts ? I am ready to
Catalina 22 Advice--Sell or part out (4) GNX Guy at 5:51pm 12.10.12 Catalina 22 12/3277 Hi, New here. I am a scout leader that just inhearted a Catalina 22 for our unit. Unfortunatl
Purchasing my first sailboat & the survey ken336 at 3:09pm 12.10.12 Mid-Size Boats 18/4188 I saw a hunter 336 in great condition, cosmeticlly, so I had a survey and a mechanical inspection do
mac 26D rudder karlos263 at 3:03pm 12.10.12 Ask A Macgregor Owner 5/1881 Because of the heading up issue with the mac 26D, I decided to try modifying the rudder be adding a
Plumbing changes ifmdalvey at 2:12pm 12.10.12 Ask All Sailors 7/1714 Hello folks I have read up on several post on here about plumbing. I presently have the head going
Just purchased a Balboa26 (5) rgranger at 2:05pm 12.10.12 Trailer Sailors 12/5051 Hey All Well it was sort of an impulse/last minute decision but... Just letting you all know that I
Advice - Galveston Bay to Matagorda bay at the end of Dec. twobitdad at 1:54pm 12.10.12 Ask All Sailors 10/4689 I have to move my boat (Hunter 30', with the help of a friend, both of us with some experience) from
What is your dream boat? Bad Obsession at 1:09pm 12.10.12 Ask All Sailors 51/8746 What is your dream boat? How would you outfit it? Where would you take it? If you had an unlimi
Cockpit Table (1) bigpapaporsche at 1:07pm 12.10.12 Ask All Sailors 2/1369 Attached is our 12X24 Cockpit Table on our Seaward 23. I made it from solid Teak and is supported by
Another New Project That might be of Interest (5) joker460 at 1:00pm 12.10.12 Ask A Beneteau Owner 25/9553 I always wanted the raw water pump face plate to face forwards. There is a kit to do this but I didn
Take this Yankee!!! Bill1565 at 12:17pm 12.10.12 Ask All Sailors 11/2307 Fabulous 20 + mile sail on Charlotte harbor today. Apparent winds 10-15, gusts to 25. Seas 6" to
Installing delrin rudder bushings in rudder tube drumbeater at 12:17pm 12.10.12 Ask All Sailors 7/8859 Now that we are moving along with the repair of the rudder shaft, I will soon be reinstalling the ru
Hunter 45 Center Cockpit ??? Jeff Jellick at 11:12am 12.10.12 Big Boats 1/1392 In looking at the Marlow Hunter Website, under the "Our Fleet" tab, I noticed that the Hunter 45 Cen

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mast lights ice breaker at 6:27am 03.27.23 The deck light on the mast is a simple PAR 36 Bulb. There are tons of after market LED on amazon an
Raw water pump impeller wings face wrong way? anastas at 6:08am 03.27.23 Thank you for the post @Davidasailor26. The nice diagram settles this once and for all. I am summar
Advice for newbie on equipping a boat with a Main Sail shemandr at 6:05am 03.27.23 If the sail is 7'11" and the boom is 8' you can sail the boat so long as the boom clears the backsta
Water Tank level shows full even if it is empty - Beneteau Oceanis 31 Leeward Rail at 6:02am 03.27.23 If swapped and they reverse the display, empty when empty, then possibly you solved the problem B
Sole Replacement (1) RoyS at 5:58am 03.27.23 I used PlasDeck which is usually installed outside on the deck and not inside on the cabin sole. I i
Water Tank level shows full even if it is empty - Beneteau Oceanis 31 Leeward Rail at 5:50am 03.27.23 Further to what @Davidasailor26 said... I would contact the manufacturer of the sensor and ask thei
Raw water pump impeller wings face wrong way? RoyS at 5:32am 03.27.23 In the video the guy stated to be careful to install the impeller right side up. I never heard this
Autohelm rotary type 2 - fix or go new.... smokey73 at 5:29am 03.27.23 I'm really surprised the cooler/glove box was glassed in. I have one on my 40.5 and it lifts out.
Raw water pump impeller wings face wrong way? Terry Cox at 4:57am 03.27.23 Hi Achilles, the pink color of the bronze pump and flange appears to me in need of a new pump, that
Autohelm rotary type 2 - fix or go new.... obxjeff at 4:43am 03.27.23 thank you everyone, I'm going to just buy a new type 2 12v drive unit, but surprised a couldn't find
Port light internal trim gaskets dlochner at 4:36am 03.27.23 Take a look at Taco Marine they make all kinds of vinyl trim. They might have something that will wo
Raw water pump impeller wings face wrong way? (1) Davidasailor26 at 3:09am 03.27.23 The speaker in that video is a bit unclear when he puts the impeller back in and suggests water flo
Advice for newbie on equipping a boat with a Main Sail Joe at 12:00am 03.27.23 That's a decent price for the mainsail. Plus now you have all the particulars you need to shop arou
Raw water pump impeller wings face wrong way? (3) Ralph Johnstone at 11:28pm 03.26.23 We'll have to forgive you for your mistakes here as the video maker makes a few minor slips with his
Stern Rail Georgedoyle at 9:56pm 03.26.23
Raw water pump impeller wings face wrong way? anastas at 9:54pm 03.26.23 Hi there, this short video shows why you are mistaken and the pump should operate clockwise: -sMh3
Raw water pump impeller wings face wrong way? (2) Ralph Johnstone at 9:22pm 03.26.23 The pump is as kosher as matzo ball soup. It turns anti-clockwise if you want the water to go as @J
Advice for newbie on equipping a boat with a Main Sail Redwood707 at 8:51pm 03.26.23 Thank you Don and Thank you Rgranger. I have not tried rigging the boom yet(picked up today), waitin
Removing Two Stroke Exhaust Marks (1) Ralph Johnstone at 8:45pm 03.26.23 Never tried it before so can't say. This is the latest stuff I've tried. Seems to last for a few e
Raw water pump impeller wings face wrong way? anastas at 8:42pm 03.26.23 that water is an incompressible fluid? These pumps work with the impeller turning clockwise. That'

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